Feeling inadequate is an occupational hazard of motherhood.

Silence can pose a greater threat than the difficult truth.

The first world we find ourselves in is a family that is not of our choosing.

Women are raised to be the nurturers and steadiers of rocked boats, to hold relationships in place as if our lives depended on it. But it shores up your own dignity and integrity if you're able to say, "There are a million things I love about you, and I want our relationship to continue. I forgive you 95 percent, but not this 5 percent."

Being in touch with our bodies, or more accurately, being our bodies, is how we know what is true. Harriet

Intensity is not the same as intimacy, although we tend to confuse these two words.

the body, seeking truth, sends a signal. But decoding it, interpreting its meaning, and knowing how to proceed from there is another matter entirely.